Urban renewal and urban development are global processes. Ithe older parts of Sydney they are most apparent as changing economic conditions, new technology and the increasing expense of locating people and services on the urban fringe, make inner city living and working most attractive.

Renewal can be renewal of any urban processes from housing to the development of new informaation based industries in old industrial areas. It also often includes the preservation of heritage, as well.lombard_close_glebe_copy.jpgn